Dorothy L. Sayers

Every time a man expects, as he says, his money to work for him, he is expecting other people to work for him. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#every time #expecting #expects #him #his

Death seems to provide the minds of the Anglo-Saxon race with a greater fund of amusement than any other single subject. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#anglo-saxon #any #death #fund #greater

A human being must have occupation, of he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#being #human #human being #must #nuisance

Trouble shared is trouble halved. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#shared #trouble

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#any #earthly #force #old #old woman

Those who prefer their English sloppy have only themselves to thank if the advertisement writer uses his mastery of the vocabulary and syntax to mislead their weak minds. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#english #his #mastery #minds #mislead

There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#certainly #come #detective #detective story #does

A continual atmosphere of hectic passion is very trying if you haven't got any of your own. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#atmosphere #continual #got #haven #hectic

Paradoxical as it may seem, to believe in youth is to look backward; to look forward we must believe in age. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#backward #believe #forward #look #may

None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that - they have to learn by experience. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#feels #god #how #learn #love